Expected graduation dates are frozen during lottery submission periods in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.

The Office of Records & Registration performs an audit and will change graduation dates that are not consistent with a student's program progress to prevent students from gaming the system to gain graduation date priority in the lottery which is unfair to their fellow classmates. Students who attempt to inaccurately change their graduation date may be reported to the Judiciary Committee for a Code of Conduct violation.

You have six years to complete your MBA program. If you are not enrolled in any courses for the Fall or Spring semester, you must take a Leave of Absence to maintain matriculation. Please note that the Winter Intensive is part of the Spring Semester. If you take courses during the Winter Intensive period, you do not need to take a Leave of Absence for the Spring Semester.

You may only lottery for courses within your Offering Status. However, you may register for courses outside of your Offering Status during the add/drop period in your third semester.

Students must take the four basic core courses within their program offering status and may not take classes in another status in the first two semesters. For example, a Weekend student may only lottery for Weekend courses, but may add a Weeknight course during the add/drop period, if there is space available. Keep in mind that you will only receive registration priority for classes within your own Offering Status.

Yes. If you Establish Proficiency in a Stern Core Course, this satisfies the pre-requisite or co-requisite requirements for elective courses. For example, if you Establish Proficiency in Marketing, you have fulfilled the Marketing co-requisite for Digital Marketing.

You can take up to three free credits in the same semester that you complete your 60th credit of the program. This may be in the form of one 3 credit course or two 1.5 credit courses. You are not able to take your free credit once you have graduated.

Your course may fall under "Courses not credited towards MBA" for the following reasons:

Free Course

If you have registered for a Free Course it will appear under the "Courses not credited towards MBA" section of your My Program Progress page. Once you have reached 60 credits, the system will automatically bump any additional credits to this section of your My Program Progress page. You will still receive credit for this course and the grade will still factor into your GPA.

Courses taken at Other NYU Divisions

When you enroll in a course at another NYU division, the course will appear under the "Courses not credited towards MBA" section of your My Program Progress page. Once Academic Affairs and Advising receives confirmation that you received a passing grade in the course, it will be moved into the electives section of your My Program Progress page.